It bugs me when I'm logging in on different sites (like a certain fanfiction site), and you have to 'verify that you're human' by typing in a code that appears in a box. The problem with that is, I usually have a heck of a time reading said code. "Is that an 'S' or a '5'? *gets it wrong* You stink..."

It bugs me when I'm logging in on different sites (like a certain fanfiction site), and you have to 'verify that you're human' by typing in a code that appears in a box. The problem with that is, I usually have a heck of a time reading said code. "Is that an 'S' or a '5'? *gets it wrong* You stink..."

Ugh, that happens to me all the time. It seems like they get more and more illegible as time goes by, too. One day humans will be unable to decipher them, while the computers will become advanced enough to figure it out. Then it'll switch: if you can accurately identify the captcha, you'll be denied access because you obviously aren't a human.

Person: Is Boyfriend there? I need to talk to him. (Sounding snippy now)

Me: (restating) May I ask who is calling and why?

Person: (HANGS UP ON ME).

*I was raised to handle phone calls this way so I can hand over the phone and say it's X calling about Y.

I don't usually get caught in this game of dodgephone often, however when I do it's exceedingly frustrating if I don't know whether it's a phone call Boyfriend is expecting or not? Why can't they just say "Oh! I'm Bob, calling about Dalek Plungers" or something of that sort? Why pretend they aren't selling something?

It has gotten to a point that if these callers won't tell me why they're calling or who they are, I say I'm sorry and hang up on them.

And this is why I call people and say, "Hi, my name is LadySnowdon and I'm calling from *MyBusinessPlace*. I'm looking for Bob Smith. Is he available?". The person can say, "Yes, one minute" or "No, he's not available, can I help you/leave a message" or whatever and there's no hard feelings! My new boss was stunned that it only took me a day to work through 40 or so phone calls, and that there's only a few people who haven't responded yet. Being clear about your reason for calling is key!

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Actually, my MMO of choice was City of Heroes. It was loosely inspired by a pen and paper roleplaying game, and the concept was that your characters were all superheroes (And later, villains, rogues, or vigilantes). Unlike a lot of other MMOs, your appearance wasn't dictated by what gear you picked up. (A huge peeve of mine is that most MMOs really only let you customize your character's head, and that goes away as soon as you equip a helmet- especially when you have no option to hide your helmet) You got to make your own costume, and look like anything you wanted. All power-ups were done by means of "under the hood" enhancements, which you applied to your individual powers, and those didn't change the look of your character at all. And instead of having a handful of pre-determined races or species to choose from, you could be anything you wanted. I should know- I personified a good chunk of the Manhattan skyline as game characters. And the storyline was open enough that this (or just about any other character concept) made perfect sense. As for my female characters, sexy stuff wasn't forced on them- males getting functional armor, females getting bras and battle thongs). Since choosing a character's look was in the hands of players, having a female toon didn't mean you were going to be stuck in skimp-wear.Sadly there's nothing comparable out there, at least not at the moment.

The other thing that bugs me is lately, when my friend and I have been hanging out, he puts on a movie from netflix or whatever, but we only watch the first half hour or so before he shuts it off because he wants to do something else. Dude, if we're going to watch the movie, then let's WATCH the movie! If you only want to spend a half hour watching something, then pick something a half hour long!And while we're at it, stop giving me crap about not seeing movies! I don't have on-demand, I work nights and live in an area with limited transportation. So no, I don't get to see all the big blockbusters that you think I should.

Unfortunately in some lines of work it is not always advisable to identify who you are and where you are calling from until you are speaking to the person you want to reach, eg. therapists' offices.

Even then, I think you could say "Tell him it's Jane Doe. Please ask him to call me at $number." I would expect a caller in that situation to either give that sort of identification without explanation, or to politely say something like "it's personal. Thanks anyhow," rather than do their best impersonation of a debt collector.

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Unfortunately in some lines of work it is not always advisable to identify who you are and where you are calling from until you are speaking to the person you want to reach, eg. therapists' offices.

Even then, I think you could say "Tell him it's Jane Doe. Please ask him to call me at $number." I would expect a caller in that situation to either give that sort of identification without explanation, or to politely say something like "it's personal. Thanks anyhow," rather than do their best impersonation of a debt collector.

Exactly. Even with all of the privacy laws, the caller should be able to leave some kind of message, instead of hoping that the person they're trying to reach is the one who answers the phone.

I cannot wear wool anything...not cashmere, not merino, not mohair. It doesn't matter how highend or how soft it feels, I breakout in these crazy red welty hives in no time at all. I can only assume I'm allergic to wool, but I've had others who insist that cannot be. Well, I can tell you, it feels like my skin is on fire and I'm being eaten alive by fire ants...and as I've actually been attacked by fire ants, I can tell you that with certainty.

I don't have a better explanation since angora rabbit is fine. I don't like shedding all the time, so I typically stick with cotton fibers. It stinks because I see all these really cute sweaters and coats and they are wool or wool blends.

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Of course you can be allergic to wool! It's not a rare or weird allergy.

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Mohair makes my eyes itch as well as my skin. It also triggers my asthma. I don't go full blown attack mode, but get very wheezy. Still I have yahoos that think that it's a natural fiber, therefore, you cant be allergic to it.

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Mohair makes my eyes itch as well as my skin. It also triggers my asthma. I don't go full blown attack mode, but get very wheezy. Still I have yahoos that think that it's a natural fiber, therefore, you cant be allergic to it.

*blink* I suppose they don't believe in peanut, shellfish, or bee sting allergies either, since peanuts, shellfish, and bees are natural?

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The other thing that bugs me is lately, when my friend and I have been hanging out, he puts on a movie from netflix or whatever, but we only watch the first half hour or so before he shuts it off because he wants to do something else. Dude, if we're going to watch the movie, then let's WATCH the movie! If you only want to spend a half hour watching something, then pick something a half hour long!And while we're at it, stop giving me crap about not seeing movies! I don't have on-demand, I work nights and live in an area with limited transportation. So no, I don't get to see all the big blockbusters that you think I should.

That would make me nuts too. While I admit I will do that if I'm by myself and realize I'm not as much in the mood for something as I originally thought, if someone else is into it, I'll deal.

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I don't get as severe a reaction as you but wearing wool makes me itch something fierce. It's a family thing, I think. My uncle used to wear his pajama bottoms underneath his wool trousers back in the day.

I can see you being OK with rabbit wool; it's a different animal, after all.

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